Puzzle.



CHARLES B. ROSENBERGER, or rIrTsBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

PUZZLE.

Application led March 2, 19(18. Serial No. 418,789.

To all whom it may concern:

'Beit known that I, CHARLES B. ROSEN- B-ERGER, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Puzzles, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to t 1e accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to puzzles, and the object of my invention is to provide a puzzle that will require considerable labor and skill to solve, the puzzle re uiring the persons undivided attention an( thought 1n order t0 reach the climax or solve the puzzle.

My puzzle is printed on a backing or card such as al postal card together with directions,

and it can be used as a game with a number of participants, each of which can solve the puzzle with a certain score to their credit.

The puzzle is in the form of a tree representation having numerous branches or limbs, which are represented by intersect-ing straight lines connected by circles. Some of the lines are what I terni blanks and are misleading, while other lines lead to the top 7 of the tree. These lines I term successful lines and are designated by numerals, each numeral representing so many score oints.

Then my puzzle is used as a game, t 1e partici ant scoring the largest number of points is t 1e Wilmer of the game.

I My invention will be hereinafter described in detail and reference will now be had to the drawing forming a part of this s ecication wherein I have illust-rated one sic e of an enlarged postal card, having printed or otherwise marked thereon my puzzle.

Upon the card A is printed the representation of a tree, the reference `character B designating the ltrunk thereof from which radiates a )lurality of limbs or branches, represented` y intersecting straight lines C, some of which are connected bv stations herein shown as in the forni of circles D, while blank lilies are provided with stations E also shown in the form of Ycircles and constituting the terminals of the blank lines.

The successful lines designated 1 2- 3-4, terminate in line F which solves the puzzle, but as it will hereinafter appear, it requires considerable skill to trace over lines that lead and connect with the successful lines 1 to 4 inclusive.

Beneath the re resentation of the tree, at one side thereof print the directions, while Specification ot Letters Patent.4

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at the opposite side thereof, I print a score schedule.

As astarting point for my puzzle or game, I have illustrated a star G upon the trunk B `of the tree and at the top of the tree I represent an apple H. Figuratively speaking, to solve the puzzle one must start at the star and climb over various limbs or branches to obtain the apple or goal II at the top of the The directions are therefore as follows, from the star in the tree follow the straight lines from circle to circle until you reach the apple at the top, of the tree. The score schedule reads as follows, Going up over line #1 counts 40 points, line 2 counts 15 points, line '$3 counts\-1 \0 points, and line #t4 counts 35 points.

Beneath the score s liedule I place a notice advising the use of a pencil for tracing the lines.

As an example for solvingpthe uzzle, I herewith set forth the man1'e 1"\`o f sol)ving the same over the successful lines 1 and 3. By starting at the star G, andipassing over circles 5, 6,-?, s, 9, 10,111, 12, 13,.,14,15, 16, 17, 1S, 19, '20, 21, 22, 23 and 24 theffsuceessful line 3 is reached. This procedure scores 1() points. Now upon reaclnng the circle 24, if circles 25, 26, 27, 2s, 29, 3o, 31, 32, 33,134, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40 and 41 are followed, the

line 1 can be reached, this procedure scores .A

40 oints.

t will be observed that when passing over numerous of the above mentioned circles, that it is an easy matter to be led upon a blank line or returned to the original starting point.

It is thoughttliat my invention will be fully understood from the two examples cited and I .reserve the right to use any number of lines or configurations that have in view the same end as my invention. The tree can be represented in natural colors and may be of a different design or contour than that illustrated. ln other words, I desire to make any changes in my invention as are permissible by the appended claims.

-I-Iaving now described my invention what I claim as new, is

1; A puzzle, comprising a pictorial representation of the trunk and terminal twigs or of said circles being connected to more than Q Y g 895,303

one line and others forming the terminals of lines, and one of the lines being connected 2. A puzzle, comprising a pictorial repre.-4

sentation of a part of a tree, and having Wltlnn such representation a series of designations re resenting stations anda seriosv of dilferent y directed and intersecting lines representing the limbs of tbe tree; solne of sald stations being connected to more than one line and others forming tbeterminals of lines and one of the lines being connected to a goal.

3. A puzzle comprising a pictorial representation of a part ofA a tree, and having within such representation a series of desig nations representinv stations and a series of differentljdirected and intersecting lines representing the limbs of the tree, some of said stations being numbered and some of them being` connected to more than one line and others forming the terminals of lines and one of the lines being connected to a goal..

In testimony whereof I affui my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

f CHARLES B. nose-Nennen. -Vitnees: 

